Creating Professional Learning Communities that see

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LIASCD

• Creating Professional Learning Communities that
  see
• Beyond the 3Rs
• LIASCD
  October 14, 2005

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We need to put our minds together and see what
life we can make for our children. - Sitting
Bull
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• Educators
• leaders of the PAC!

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• Believing in the Rights and Value of Every
  student is
• the foundation of the
• BRAVE Program

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• What is SEL?

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• Social and Emotional Literacy
• is the capacity to
• decode the behaviors of oneself and others.
• communicate and model values and attitudes.
• create environments where constituencies learn,
  grow, and achieve together.

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Why SEL?
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New York TimesAugust 16, 2005

• No Emotion Left Behind
• By Timothy P. Shriver and
• Roger P. Weissberg

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• Good grades depend not just on brains,
• but on HEARTS.

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• Research tells us that

Success in the workplace I.Q. predicts
20 Emotional IQ predicts 80
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SEL Is Worth The Effort!

• SEL enhances the ability to
• problem solve creatively
• appreciate cultural diversity
• resolve conflicts peacefully
• achieve higher scores
• develop social/political consciousness
• effectively communicate and be empathetic

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Teacher or Student Author Unknown
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Reflective Journal Entry

• How would you use this story in your school or
  district as a preview to SEL?

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• Reflective Practitioners understand that example
  is the most powerful teacher. They live their
  lives so that when their students think of caring
  and integrity
• Source How to Develop a Professional Learning
• Community Passion and Persistence
• by Rick DuFour

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• they think of them!

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Reflective Practitioners Master the
NEW

3Rs
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Reflective Practitioners have a common

• Vision
• Philosophy
• Language Base

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Reflective Practitioners.

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• N
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• T.P.S.

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Reflective Practitioners

• L ife-long learners
• E nthusiastic and love their subject matter
• A ctively participate in school-wide and
  district-wide activities
• R isk-takers
• N avigate and design effective instruction
• E ducate all constituencies
• R espectful and responsible
• S ensitive to the social, emotional and
  intellectual needs of their students

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What is the impact on the Organization?

• T he creation of a Professional Learning
  Community
• A safe, caring and responsive environment
• L ong-term collaboration
• E nhances the culture

Systemic Change
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Beyond the 3Rs
Professional Learning Community
Social/Emotional Literacy
Reflective Practitioner
Academic Success
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Professional Learning Communities

• C hange the fabric of the school community
• O rganize teams
• R ecognize and support collaborative cultures
• E mphasize mutually respectful relationships
• Source How to Develop a Professional Learning
• Community Passion and Persistence
• by Rick DuFour

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REMEMBER....
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• Do not Reinvent the wheel

• Build Bridges

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Jericho Middle School

• The past, the present and the future

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How can you build a bridge with an existing
program or philosophy in your district?
T.P.S.
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Passion and Persistence

• Video Presentation
• How to Develop a Professional Learning Community
• By Richard DuFour

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• Brainstorm an idea that would
• contribute to establishing or enhancing a
• Professional Learning Community or an SEL
  Steering Committee in your school.
• Reflective Journal Entry

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• Professional Learning Communities, Social
  Emotional Literacy,
• and

The BIG PICTURE
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Leadership is the ability to help other people
achieve great things.
- Author Unknown
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Try a piece of the
P.I.E.
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Creating an Approach for Professional
Growth
Eclectic
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• New Teacher Orientation Programs
• In-Service Training
• Teacher Leadership Positions
• SEL Steering Committee
• Mentoring Programs
• Differentiated Supervision

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Accepting the Challenge Getting Started
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Multifaceted Approach

• The SEL Classroom
• Curricular Integration
• The Implementation Process

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Creating SEL classrooms
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Training Components of the SEL Classroom

• Peaceable Classrooms
• Values and Attitudes
• Delivery of Instruction
• Curricular Integration

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The Peaceable Classroom

• A safe, caring and respectful classroom
  emphasizes
• Cooperation
• Caring communication
• Appreciation of diversity
• Expression of feelings
• Responsible decision making
• Conflict Resolution
• Source Center for Social and Emotional Education

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What values and attitudes do you want
demonstrated in your classroom/school
environment?AThink, Pair, ShareActivity
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The Delivery of Instruction in a SEL Classroom

• M ultiple Intelligences
• A ctive Student Participation
• S EL
• T hink Time
• E nrichment
• R esearch-based

• T each for Meaning
• E xcite and Motivate
• A ccept yet EXTEND
• C heck for understanding
• H OTS
• E valuate
• R eflective Practice
• S trategize

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Curricular Infusion

• How can this be done without detracting from the
  schools primary mission of providing our
  students opportunities for developing competence
  as academic learners?

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Curriculum Infusion

• Exploring conflicts and points of view in
  literature
• Exploring current issues and hot topics
• Using problem solving and critical and creative
  thinking skills across the disciplines
• Source Center for Social and Emotional Education

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What is Voices of Love and Freedom? A
comprehensive K-12 reading, writing, and
character education program. Source Voices
Publishing John Bluthardt, Business Director217
California StreetNewton, MA 02458617-964-3503F
ax 617-964-3513

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Voices of Love and Freedom can be used as a stand
alone or complementary

• Character education program
• Violence prevention/conflict resolution program
• Drug prevention program
• After school program
• Family literacy/family reading program
• Source Voices Publishing

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B.R.A.V.E.
Quality Circles
Leaders Strategies
Student Ambassadors
Bystander Responsibility
Conflict Resolution
Communication
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• Believing in the Rights and Value of Every
  student is
• the foundation of the
• BRAVE Program

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What Can Bystanders Do?
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eave no one out
mpower yourself
muse with humor
LEADERS
istract the bully
nlist help
umors stop with you
upport the victim
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GRADE 6

• Session 1 The Trial
• Session 2 The Movie
• Session 3 Class Quality Circle

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Seventh and Eighth Grade Program Additions

• SEL and Quality Circles Integrated Approach

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• BRAVE Moves Beyond the Classroom

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• Leadership is the ability to help other people
  achieve great things.
• -Author Unknown
• Student Team Advisors
• Brave Ambassadors Coordinators
• Quality Circle Facilitators

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Lunch-timeQuality Circles
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Jericho Middle School

• Social and Emotional Learning Resources

http//www.jerichoschools.org/ms/library/sel.htm
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Project Wisdom TMK-12

• The best and most beautiful things in the world
  cannot be seen or touched, but felt in the
  heart.
• -Helen Keller
• For more information www.projectwisdom.com

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Life Lessons Through Literature

• Universal attributes of good character that form
  the foundations of community.
• Justice
• Respect
• Hope
• Honesty
• Loyalty
• Courage
• Love
• For more informationwww.heartwoodethics.org

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Facing History and Ourselves

• History is a moral enterprise.
• Teaching is a craft.
• Adolescents are our future.
• Facing History and Ourselves is based on the
  belief that education in a democracy must be what
  Alexis de Tocqueville called an apprenticeship
  in liberty. Facing History helps students find
  meaning in the past and recognize the need for
  participation and responsible decision making.
• For more information http//www.facing.org

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• The Center for Social and Emotional Education
  (CSEE) is an educational and professional
  development organization dedicated to supporting
  effective social emotional learning, teaching and
  leadership in our K-12 schools
• Promoting childrens social and emotional
  competencies and,
• Creating safe, caring, and responsive schools
  and homes.
• CSEE integrates research and best practices from
  risk prevention, health promotion, mental health,
  effective citizenry, character education and
  social emotional learning to promote students
  ability to learn and develop in healthy ways.
• Source www.CSEE.net

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CASEL Star Program

• (The Collaborative for Academic, Social and
  Emotional Learning)
• CASEL has identified 22 SEL programs which meet
  the highest standards for effectiveness.
• The results are available in a booklet entitled
  Safe and Sound An Educational Leaders Guide to
  Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning
  Programs on the CASEL website www.casel.org

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Translate beliefs into an Individualized Action
Plan (IAP)
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Great Teachers

• Teach each child as an individual
• Engage students in thinking for themselves
• Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for
  their subject matter
• Have integrity and character
• Are reflective practitioners who create classroom
  environments grounded in SEL
• Understand that SEL is a prerequisite for
  academic success
• Make professional growth an ongoing process
• - Author Unknown

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Remember!
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• We must be the change we want to see in the
  world.
• -Gandhi

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Would you have made the same choice??
Read-A-loud
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• Teaching changes the World
• Teaching brings Dreams to Life
• Teaching is a Work of

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Professional Development Program

• Creating Classrooms to Meet the Academic, Social,
  and Emotional Needs of Students
• For additional information
• http//www.wsboces.org/library/pdfs/iss1087.pdf

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An Open Invitation to visit Jericho Middle School
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Questions and Answers